[nitsansh]

Recently I get confused with the deadlines... in some tournaments it seems the deadlines were allready over by the time the thread has started, in others there were various deadlines on the same week...
Do other players see that problem as well?

Last night I wanted to change my commitment from Dubai, and I thought that Friday evening in America is still OK to move to Memphis or Bogota...
It turned out that in both tournaments the deadline was over... in Bogota the deadline was stated as February 17, and I assumed it means February 17 Bogota time, but the manager is Australian and he used his local time...

I think the deadlines should be clear and not ambiguos, and the same rule should apply to all tournaments.
I would accept whatever decision is taken, as long as it's clear...

 

[nitsansh]

This is what I suggest:

1. The deadlines should be stated on the commitments thread beside the list of tournaments.
2. It should be stated clearly the time in which the deadline expire. It could be a general time for all tournaments (for example GMT or east Australia time) or the local time in each tournament.
3. The deadline should also be stated clearly on the tournament thread.

 

[jrm]

Sorry but the commitment thread for January-March has been on from late December!

You had three months to chose where to play!!!

You only have yourself to blame!

 

[James]

Sorry but the commitment thread for January-March has been on from late December!

You had three months to chose where to play!!!

You only have yourself to blame!

I agree with that. You are free to change last minute, but that is at your own risk.

 

[Tennace]

The only problem I have with the entries are that people dont know how large the lists are until after the deadline. I think there should be updated lists before the deadline arrives so people can see how long or short lists are

 

[nitsansh]

I agree with that. You are free to change last minute, but that is at your own risk.

In order to make a late change, you should know when is the "last minute". This is the meaning of deadline.
If I can know what is the deadline and I miss it, I don't blame anyone but myself.
I think you are allowed to change your mind from December to February or March.

Some people, including myself, choose the tournament they like to play based on the number of players, who is the manager, and whether favorite players are entered unto the "real" tournament. You don't know those factors 2 months in advance.

My main rant is that there's no general policy here, and it seems that the deadlines are determined by the managers with no consistency. All I ask is that there would be a rule that will allow me to know the deadline in advance. It could be a week in advance if so decided by the people who run this wonderful game, as long as that rule is applied.

 

[Hayato]

Sorry but the commitment thread for January-March has been on from late December!

You had three months to chose where to play!!!

You only have yourself to blame!

Exactly...Now nitsansh wants a direct entry rather than a WC when he decides to commit to Bogota 3 days before the main draw begins, when he's had 3 months! If you really wanted to find out if there were a large amount of players playing, you could have checked the Bogota thread- I have been updating the commitment list there every week since January.

 

[jrm]

Some people, including myself, choose the tournament they like to play based on the number of players, who is the manager, and whether favorite players are entered unto the "real" tournament. You don't know those factors 2 months in advance.

You aren't newbie so you know that most people prefer to play bigger events when more than 2 tournaments per week are played. Therefore Dubai would automatically fall out for you (if you prefer events with lesser players).

Ben said it nicely - he's been regualry updating PAW Entry List for Bogota

 

[Blair]

Besides this particular situation, it would be a good idea to have a standard time for the deadlines..have it the same time zones for each tournament, you know?

I just think it would make things easier..

 

[nitsansh]

You aren't newbie so you know that most people prefer to play bigger events when more than 2 tournaments per week are played. Therefore Dubai would automatically fall out for you (if you prefer events with lesser players).

Ben said it nicely - he's been regualry updating PAW Entry List for Bogota

My preferences may have changed from December to February. It's not automatic choice for me, I play a mixture of big and small tournaments. I had a difficult time recently and I thought I better play more small tournaments. I don't change my commitments very often.
Until recently, the deadline for commitments was Saturday or Sunday. Now I don't know if there's a change of policy, or it's up to the manager in each tournament to decide when is the deadline.
I think it would be better to have a general policy in this issue.

 

[416_Man]

It has nothing to do with nitsansh having the choice to change commitments months ago. I general policy should be created, so problems like this don't arise, especially because Ben is certainly not at fault, nor is nitsansh. CLARITY !

 

[Blair]

It has nothing to do with nitsansh having the choice to change commitments months ago. I general policy should be created, so problems like this don't arise, especially because Ben is certainly not at fault, nor is nitsansh. CLARITY !

Exactly!